Battle for Azeroth: Blood and Fire

[abbsomes]

Please mention that whether it's RPG or RTS

 

[SENMON]

Hey, Can I translate it to chinese? I wanna to share this excellent campaign to Chinese players.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Hey, Can I translate it to chinese? I wanna to share this excellent campaign to Chinese players.

Please do! Thanks!

 

[SENMON]

OK! Thank you for your creating to Warcraft.

 

[sebalarios]

"the long awaited sequel"

Is it, lol
Who was waiting for it?

Do you want every single person to respond you? This continuation was announced since the release of War of Thorns in 2020. Med. Map Guy. is also a very know map creator.

 

[HuanJuan]

So, in HiveWorkshop, we have christmas in summer too.

 

[Armelior_is_back]

Just today I decided on a whim to check new campaigns here and there's a new one from Med. MapGuy, lucky me ! Gonna test the 1.27 version

 

[JackBlaze]

I tried to simply click on the campaign in 1.29 in-game custom campaign list and immediately got an error about not having enough memory resources to process the command

 

[Med. MapGuy]

I encountered this error before and it may be a registry error. You may have to open your Registry Editor and search and delete your Wacraft III folder under the SOFTWARE folder. When you reset your PC and load the game again it may work. I think you can find additional info on memory issues around HIVE as well.

 

[VanAndro]

First of all thanks for the 1.27 version. I honestly didn't expect to see your new campaigns for 1.27 already.

Having experience with your previous campaigns, this time I started this one much better prepared mentally for the bugs I would encounter. BUT - surprise. The only error that remains is when exiting the game and after that from Wc3. No bugs ruining whole gameplay of the level, no sudden exits from Wc3. It doesn't even have the bug of repeatedly reloading a save game (tested with two saved files). Very good job. Bravo.

What can I say about the campaign? Med. MapGuy standard audio and visual. Good passability on Normal difficulty, but you'll get maximum enjoyment on Hard. Personally, the game grabbed me completely on Chap.3-4. Except for the last level, all Codexes are located so that they are easy to find. But I'm not bothered to look for them in the last level.


Minor Notes:
- these Satyrs and the wolves in front of them are literally waiting for you to hug them so they can attack



- here the game messed up the counting



- here when you buy Mercenaries they appear..... well you don't see them right now but they are there. Better to appear in the visible area where the soldier is or slightly to the right of him



I hope this isn't your last 1.27 campaign. Congratulations on the new star in your portfolio.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Glad you enjoyed my campaign and it worked with nary a hitch, VanAndro (I was worried the amount of custom assets would cause problems). Noted on the bugs you pointed out. I will say now that the sequel, Battle for Lordaeron, will be Reforged-exclusive. I've been wanting to try my hand at using the Reforged editor for a while and I'm currently building up my asset base. I'm kind of shocked there was a number of really good stuff on HIVE for a BFA campaign, however, it's still in very early development. That said, my other campaign, Ashbringer's Quest, will be coming out in two versions (1.27b and Reforged). That campaign is not as bombastic as this series, but hopefully players enjoy it as well.

 

[muaddib]

downloaded and tested the campaign. loved the creative chapters and as always top notch cinematics! my main huge bug i struggled, and repeated itself, was with windrunner, helping her bethern chapters. after i escort the dwarf and try to head to the optional quest, or to the nearest village close to him, the village prompts the wrong text, the npc portaits are dark, and winder runner is sent back automaticcly to the start of the map again.

 

[HuanJuan]

I was very happy about the release of this new campaign, but my happiness does not stayed with me longer, than I expected...

WC III 1.27b

• CHAPTER 3 SPECIFIC BUGS: Ancient Protector(player version, not the pre-placed version) has no root ability(Becaming a "tower" is not an option), and after "building" it, cannot be repaired with Wisp: because it's an organic unit. It moves with two legs. Furthermore, the player version of Ancient of War(not the pre-placed one) has 1-2 more unit to train, and has additional interact options (move, etc.) in root-ed mode, not in up rooted mode. If the player skips the intro of the chapter, the player's gold mine doesn't get entangled: the player must watch the intro, if it want's a ready gold mine
  
  
• GENERAL GAME BUGS:
• When a chapter is completed, the next is not coming automatically, instead it drops me to the Main Menu, and I need to select the next chapter
• I can't do it instantly, because the game crashes, so I need to run the game, and select the next chapter from the Campaign Chapter Selection menu, AFTER the crash.
• Tuskarr Agent Healing ability can heal enemy units. - Like in the War of Thorns -
• Dranei Siege Engine has bugged death animation, and after that: it stays on the field, in a shape like nothing happened with it
  
  
• (Not Bug) The Dranei Caravan building has no vision, and requires a close nearby building or a unit, to hire units from there.

Another edit: How the F is possible, that I found the bugs, and others not? What's the difference? I'm some special man, that bugs must found me everytime, if someone releases a campaign, and others has no problems on the same game version? What the F is going on here?

 

[VanAndro]

I was very happy about the release of this new campaign, but my happiness does not stayed with me longer, than I expected...

WC III 1.27b

• CHAPTER 3 SPECIFIC BUGS: Ancient Protector(player version, not the pre-placed version) has no root ability(Becaming a "tower" is not an option), and after "building" it, cannot be repaired with Wisp: because it's an organic unit. It moves with two legs. Furthermore, the player version of Ancient of War(not the pre-placed one) has 1-2 more unit to train, and has additional interact options (move, etc.) in root-ed mode, not in up rooted mode. If the player skips the intro of the chapter, the player's gold mine doesn't get entangled: the player must watch the intro, if it want's a ready gold mine
  
  
• GENERAL GAME BUGS:
• When a chapter is completed, the next is not coming automatically, instead it drops me to the Main Menu, and I need to select the next chapter
• I can't do it instantly, because the game crashes, so I need to run the game, and select the next chapter from the Campaign Chapter Selection menu, AFTER the crash.
• Tuskarr Agent Healing ability can heal enemy units. - Like in the War of Thorns -
• Dranei Siege Engine has bugged death animation, and after that: it stays on the field, in a shape like nothing happened with it
  
  
• (Not Bug) The Dranei Caravan building has no vision, and requires a close nearby building or a unit, to hire units from there.

I confirm but I had no such problems returning to Campaign Chapter Selection menu. Game crashes only when I exit Wc3. Clean your profile Save folder and does not make more than 2 Saved Game files.

Regarding Chap.3 - things are as they are. I assumed they were intentionally made that way, so I didn't see them as flaws. Of course, this does not prevent them from being bugs. Who knows, but it's still good.

Another Edit : it's all about point of view + clean OS + clean Wc3 directories.

 

[OhGee]

Chapter 3 crashes all the time for myself, however only have 8 gig ram so that may be why. Possibly the map just has too much information for my pc to handle. It's the first custom campaign mission that have played to do so which is interesting. Luckily chapter 4 works, so am just playing on.

Edit- actually no, chapter 4 crashes constantly at the mercenary camp
fyi, have old graphics running, very low fps, game mode and windows 10 priority for warcraft3.exe

 

[oracle]

Hi，bro. Will this campaign run on v1.31?

 

[fsdlingr]

crash on macbook M1, patch 1.36. How to solve it?

 

[deepstrasz]

Spoiler: comments

1. Second cinematic map ends in victory rather than stating immediately with the next map. Also pressing continue leads to the campaign menu, actually custom campaign menu.
2. Pretty much Maiev and Naisha again. Not much gameplay originality here. Also, both have Blink which makes them even less different. Maiev is totally the same hero without anything changed or at least new aside her known spells plus she's level 1 again.
3. Awakened Ancient of War was simply standing there and the satyrs attacked only the player units.
4. An annoying thing is having to select zones of crate and barrel looking like destructibles to find out if indeed any of them are destructibles and not doodads. There are no specific looking ones that can be recognizable among the clutters. It's OK when they're soloed out in places, however.
5. Jarod remains selected during cinematic mode until the characters starts speaking.
6. Blood Fury and Frenzy are the same spell basically so two units from two different factions although under the Alliance are practically identical.
7. Looks like every map ending leads to the custom campaign menu screen, not just interludes.
8. Some Shatterspear Huts are enemy, others neutral.
9. There's a visual glitch issue with blood and/or building rubble in the right top corner during the cinematic scene with the druid bear.
10. Broll has no glow during bear form.
11. The prison break quest was marked as completed (rather a requirement than an actual quest) at 5 of 6.
12. No idea why Taunt's icon was changed to War Stomp's since the one the Mountain Giant had was fitting.
13. Rokhan wasn't killed in that previous map? I see the character talking to Saurfang in a cinematic scene.
14. The dark green undead base's gold mine is enemy.
15. The game crashed during the scene with Alleria talking about what she and Turalyon did on countless worlds in a thousand years time. Happened every time. Had to skip the intro.
16. Alleria's first spell is the same as Shandris'. Also, Starfall!? Is not such arcane magic related to Elune rather than the Twisting Nether or Void?
17. Even the Void Knights have Frenzy...
18. Weird that a self cast spell (Drik of Ale) requires a point target. Could replace it with a potion or scroll of healing (with 0 AoE) spell.
19. During the scene with Cariel Roame, the camera shakes. Not sure if intended.
20. Baron Kruul has no glow.
21. After defeating the void boss, the blood elf void corruption dialogue triggered again mingled with the end chapter dialogue. Then when Rommath appeared, cinematic mode ended, Alleria was spawned again and then cinematic mode started the ending scene again.
22. Mammy remains in entered zones in the chapter with Stormwind, thus requiring to summon the beast again when entering a different zone.
23. Genn's animation froze for a while when speaking about his son. Also, the hippogriff in Turalyon's zone, is frozen.
24. Meh, Rain of Cannons is just Rain of Fire. Would have been neat to be a huge range weapon thingy that doesn't need Alleria to be channeling.

Played the 1.35 version.

While the campaign stands out visually, in terms of gameplay it's kind lacking, repetitive and linear for the most part. There's little to no replayability value, sadly.

Approved.

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[Armelior_is_back]

I know how important good feedback is, so I'm trying to give as much as possible (and hopefully useful advice as a fellow mapmaker):
WALL OF TEXT & MAJOR NITPICKING INCOMING !

-Played the 1.00 version on normal difficulty on my 1.27 game version-
Note : I know almost nothing about WOW's plot outside of what I learned from various custom campaigns and from the internet's grapevine, so I don't have the same viewpoint as a lore fan

Spoiler: Overall campaign

-completing a map should load the next instead of coming back to the campaign screen, but maybe it's because of the frequent crashes when you try to load a new map ?
-all units appear smaller and are harder to select in battle but seem to pathblock themselves just as much as normal – maybe reduce their collision size and up their selection size and make less tight passages
-I'm happy to see Wally here but even without the hat he's a bit weird in all this super-serious no fun allowed plotline
-blood fury should be automatically on for the worgen
-showing very blurry map in closeup in cutscenes wouldn't bear a mention for another campaign but here it contrasts badly with the very pretty visuals everywhere else
-the projectile of the non-hero warden is a bit bugged : it doesn't disappear on impact
-this time the amount of items you get is way more balanced than the previous BfA : powerful but you can't have all heroes become OP, it's much better
-something I don't know if I already said on another campaign, but the way the maps are constructed with very little empty space always impresses me as a mapmaker, it must take extensive planning before starting the terrain

Spoiler: prologue

-in the recap at one point Sylvanas says « in » but the text says « with »
-on the intro loading screen it says it was a « disastrous campaign », which should mean that they failed, but they succeeded ? Did you mean that it was a disaster for the nightelves ?

Spoiler: map1

-codex gardens « used AS a place »
-in the cutscene with the nighelf hero of the 1st campaign that dies, she just drops dead. I think the satyrs were supposed to attack her ? And the civilians explode but the satyr doesn't look like he's casting a spell
-it would have been cool for both story and gameplay if moonwells or priestesses could heal your units
-codex « howling owk »

Spoiler: map2

-I keep hearing Kael talking about crossing the lake ? I think that's one of the units that says that
-sometimes you hear death sounds from enemies long after they're dead
-you get so many units it's a bit overwhelming (a lot of them have active abilities) and it's way too easy, especially compared to the 1st map that was pretty hard for an intro

Spoiler: map3

-I'm not a fan of the way the difficulty works here : at the start you can't get 10 seconds to breathe between attacks from both sides simultaneously, but after you killed a couple of bases (in my case the 2 undead ones) there aren't any attacks anymore, or at least they're VERY spaced out
-draenei constructs are completely silent
-ancient protectors can't root : if it's intended,better change the default description but as a regular unit they're pretty terrible since the enemy has catapults in their bases
-there is an empty troll camp in the south, it feels like something should happen there ?
-can't make an ancient of wonders, so can't train mountain giants
-shandris got stuck in a falling animation in the smaller orcish base for the rest of the map (at least that's when I noticed), pretty funny
-the paladins can't be upgraded, so better remove the upgrade numbers for armor and damage

Spoiler: map4

-the deadly vision ability seems pretty bad compared to the usual special arrows and it has a bugged buff description on enemies
-the mercenary spellcasters you can recruit start with very little mana except the priest, I guess because he's just a change of model
-the booze heal of the dwarves is a bit weird :it's an AoE you need to choose, even though it only works on the caster : you should probably use another base spell for a self-heal, like the potion object ability

Spoiler: map5

-I still love the use of the overland map, and you can even leave the warden in the cave to come back later, nice !
-just FIY « connard » literally means« stupid asshole » in french, appropriate since he's by far the toughest fight in the campaign, between his stats and spamming entangling roots that prevent you from saving a dying hero, which means instant game over
-some WOW models have problems on portraits but it's usually not too bad... but Turalyon looks like he's used soot to make a fake beard
-in the Greymane dialogue about Sylvanas « she lost unleashed »

Spoiler: map6 & epilogue

-the 1st codex entry for gunship doesn't show up in the quest log but it still works to get the INT bonus
-unfortunately it's another map where using units is more trouble than they're worth because the enemies throw tons of debuff that slows them, passages are tight and towers behind barricades absolutely shred most of them with their magic attack...
-...so it's a good thing you can spam the summon of alleria which is totally OP for its mana cost & reload time + Wally's summon + the 3 heroes lvl6 spells = who needs an army ?
-the 1st time I played the map I watched the cutscene and I controlled the 2 elves + Wally, but the 2nd time I wanted to test something, so I skipped the cutscene... and I got control of the 2 elves + Turalyon and Wally was gone !? I guess something went wrong somewhere
-the end cinematic is disappointingly short and feels more like a « to be continued » than a conclusion of the campaign. I just have to hope there will indeed be a continuation

As always, stellar presentation which alone makes it worth trying, overall I liked it more than the 1st entry, especially the void elves are more interesting both story-wise and because their new units have cool abilities. The gameplay felt less repetitive than the 1st, too.
The 2 big problems for me are : the difficulty is all over the place, and it ends on a cliffhanger.

As always, I hope this will be useful to Med.MapGuy.

 

[WarcraftLiterature]

I've really been in a BFA phase lately, so this campaign was a nice addition to scratch that itch.

Quality wise, its on par with other Med.MapGuy, which is to say that it's good. There is no empty space on any of the maps, every bit of terrain is used, this makes the maps more on the longish side, but in my opinion they feel just right.
The quality of the cinematics really help get you in the story, the fact that we have wow models and voice lines sells it even better.
One thing that I really appreciate is the fact that there are references to the Jailer and Sylvanas motivations for this war. Which is more than Blizzard ever gave us! But I digress.
Getting to play as Alleria was a nice change of pace, the Stormwind level was so well designed that I replayed it once I was done with the campaign.
Overall playing it on Reforged patch 1.36 with classic graphics did not give me any bug and it was a nice experience.

I recommend it.

 

[OutsiderXE]

I was thinking of how to depict WoW expansions as campaigns. I think your approach is the best. Instead of trying to do everything, you focus on the main quest lines and create smaller, manageable projects that build on one another.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Custom Voice Acting Update Development

• Following the update for Battle for Azeroth: War of Thorns comes an update for its sequel, Blood and Fire!
• Yes, Blood and Fire is now fully voice acted, thanks to the power of ElevenLabs AI Voice Cloning
• Join brave heroes from both sides, such as Varok Saurfang, Sylvanas Windrunner, Alleria Windrunner and Maiev Shadowsong as the prepare for the Fourth War!

Clarifications

• The voice acting update is made exclusively for the Warcraft III: Reforged (v.1.36) version of this campaign.

Sequel Development

• I'm still hard at work on its mini-sequel, Battle for Azeroth: Retribution
• This will be my first HD Warcraft III: Reforged custom campaign
• It will feature the epic Battle for Lordaeron, where you play as both High King Anduin Wrynn and King Genn Greymane!

 

[Chiron]

is it for Reforged or Classic?

 

[Ravager16829]

is it for Reforged or Classic?

Both are compatible, but you must check out the "Recommended Version" first before downloading this campaign.
Also, the author will probably update this campaign with custom VO exclusive for Reforged (1.36).

 

[Cristian]

@Med. MapGuy

 

[dantesaki05]

@Med. MapGuy View attachment 472942

what version you played on?
it worked on my 1.28 version but crashed on 1.29
i suggest you use 1.28 version or below(1.27)
you can find it here WC3 Download Archive (1.00 - 1.31.1 + BETA & DEMO)

 

[Ravager16829]

@Med. MapGuy View attachment 472942

what version you played on?
it worked on my 1.28 version but crashed on 1.29
i suggest you use 1.28 version or below(1.27)
you can find it here WC3 Download Archive (1.00 - 1.31.1 + BETA & DEMO)

From the looks of the picture, it's usually happen when you play Reforged. There's no way to fix that corrupted model error thing other than simply restarting your PC and the campaign itself (according to some sources).
However, you can downgrade your game itself back to 1.27b if you still face that issues.

 

[Cristian]

what version you played on?
it worked on my 1.28 version but crashed on 1.29
i suggest you use 1.28 version or below(1.27)
you can find it here WC3 Download Archive (1.00 - 1.31.1 + BETA & DEMO)

I play on the latest version 1.36.1

 

[Heinvers]

..uff too bad i havd no access to a PC rn.

Seems like fun ^^
Joe's Quest 2 soon? :")

 

[Jaco]

I am hyped that someone is using wow stories in warcraft 3! how is the progress coming on part 3?

 

[j2xlilbro]

I grew up playing warcraft and i replay them all the time, so i love the story and gameplay. I thought this campaign and these models were amazing. I need more of the WoW lore made in W3. I got sick of playing WoW because of the butchering of the characters, but making the story/char for W3 makes it feel fresh and far more engrossing. Thank you!

 

[puck]

What is update?

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Hi Puck, this was just a simple update. I noticed certain areas during the recap lacked detail so I had them retouched (as seen below). Also, I noticed Reforged frequently crashes when custom assets are imported to the map itself and not the campaign file - so I moved the Bronzebeard model to the campaign file. Hope that helps.

Also a quick update on this campaign's sequel, "Retribution", which does depict the Siege of Lordaeron. It's a simple holdout mission featuring King Anduin and Genn Greymane.

That level is followed by a Raid of Lordaeron Keep, where you lead your band of heroes through the burning capital. Minor spoilers, but you get to control Jaina Proudmoore in this level.

One of the levels is set in an dwarven fortress of Dun Garok where the Alliance has to oust a bunch of Horde defectors. It was originally intended as a 'bonus' mission until I decided to expand the concept a bit further. I took quite a few liberties in trying to flesh out the original Battle for Azeroth's story, most notably the war campaign in Lordaeron!

The campaign is currently around 85% complete, I just need to add items and the long process of game balancing and playtesting. Hope you guys will try it out when it's released!

 

[Footman16]

Looks really good!

What made you decide to switch from your old Classic mode with HD/WoW model style to Reforged HD mode?

 

[Med. MapGuy]

What made you decide to switch from your old Classic mode with HD/WoW model style to Reforged HD mode?

Thanks, Footman16. I was originally going to work in SD but decided I wanted to see how my style of mapping would translate to Reforged. I liked how it handles cinematics, allowing full screen, better lighting and fog and slow camera pans for better immersion. That said, testing Reforged campaign levels took ages due to agonizingly long load times. I've taken a short break and have gone back to work in SD to patch up my older campaigns, and I found myself enjoying the simplicity of the classic mode. So a lotta pros and cons!

 

[Augustus Xin]

嘿，我可以翻译成中文吗？我想分享这个优秀的战役给中国玩家。

Do you have a Chinese version of the campaign? Where can I download it?

 

[puck]

Do you have a Chinese version of the campaign? Where can I download it?

qq or bilibili

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Following the latest update to Warcraft III: Reforged, I uploaded a minor update to add proper custom portraits to all units. Not sure if I was able to correct all the missing portraits, though. If there are any issues, please inform me! Thanks!

 

[Jayred0320]

My game crashes on the chapter where you get to control Alleria and the void elves, specifically when we enter the dwarven camp. I'm playing on the latest Reforged version.

 

[TheLittleTimmy]

Thank's for your work, it's an amazing campaign !!

 

[Bru'tokus Toyiawrynn]

I'm was kinda looking forward to Battle for Azeroth: Retribution. I am hyped for the Siege of Lordaeron!

 

[Deretor879]

Good one

 

[Med. MapGuy]

I've uploaded update v1.03, which addresses several issues I've been meaning to fix for a while. I've also made small improvements based on what I've learned since the release of Ashbringer's Tale. If you still encounter bugs or glitches, please share them here or message me directly. Thanks!

• Fixed issue where HD tree models didn't appear in-game
• Fixed missing decayed tree texture
• Added Portrait Talk animation during all cinematics
• Overhauled triggers to use “trigger queues”
• Locked game camera's max zoom
• Added proper minimap quest icons to quest objectives for all levels
• Increased HP of Xeverus
• Added missing death sounds to Troll and Ogre units
• Fixed death animation of Wolf units
• Added additional ambient noises in some levels
• Fixed issue in "Zero Hour" where music stops playing after a saved game is loaded
• Music now fades gradually when "Recap" cutscene ends
• Made skies now red during the "Recap" when showing Teldrassil being burned
• Removed death sounds that accidentally plays in the beginning of some levels
• Updated the models of Broll Bearmantle, Jarod Shadowsong, Priestess, Moira Bronzebeard and Goblin Shredder
• Added a short description for each Codex entry
• Made the quest to rescue refugees in “From the Ashes” required
• Changed all of Broll Bearmantle's voicelines
• Updated Varok Saurfang's voicelines during cinematics
• Fixed an issue where some of Shandris' lines don't stop when player quits the opening in "From the Ashes"
• Changed several of Turalyon and Genn Greymane’s voicelines
• Removed a Headhunter facing the wrong way in the Recap cinematic
• Added missing pathing blockers on certain doodads
• Fixed Mercenary unit icon in Cariel's Camp
• Neutral tents now use the proper portrait model
• Added missing voice line when Alleria talks about Dawnstar Spire
• Fixed cliff texture color in "Shadow of the Void" and "Zero Hour" level
• Changed Baron Kruul's voiceline
• Added proper minimaps and camera bounds in each section of “Crisis at Stormwind”, though some areas’ minimaps are bugged
• Swapped the stone path tileset in "Crisis in Stormwind"
• Removed wrong floor texture in Stormwind debriefing scene
• Change Turalyon's dialogue in the ending cutscene of "Zero Hour"
• Fixed error in game cache for Turalyon as it was mislabled "Wally", causing errors when replaying previous levels
• Corrected owner of Priestesses in ending cutscene in "Darkest Day", which caused Anduin, Tyrande and other units to face the wrong way (October 26, 2025)

 

[Randombanana]

Not the biggest fan of the designs myself it in my opinion clashes too hard with original warcraft 3 style but you´ve probably heard this a thousand times before so I´ll quit yapping.

Your campaign(s) so far have been outstanding and distinguished from its equels.
I´ll try playing this at some weekend soon hopefully and give some actual good feedback then.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

I understand perfectly. It can be an acquired taste, but I hope you still have fun!

NOTICE
I had to reupload the campaign after a small update, I suggest those that downloaded earlier version re-download if they can. This latest version swaps all of Varok Saurfang's voiceover to something less... robotic.

Also a small update on the sequel, "Retribution". It's was more or less completed a month or so ago, but after a thorough review I may re-do some aspects, maybe even add a whole new level. I got sidetracked with 'remastering' some older campaigns too which has added to the delay. Hope you understand!

Small update, October 26, 2025
Spotted Anduin, Tyrande and Velen facing the wrong way during the ending cutscene of "Darkest Day" after a recent re-playthrough. Disappointed I didn't spot this before release.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

(Artwork by Stanton Feng)

The 'prequel' to this campaign, Battle for Azeroth: War of Thorns has been updated to v.2.05! Changes include updating its visuals to more align with its sequel, along with small gameplay tweaks! Play it if you haven't! Also note that I made a small update to this campaign, Blood and Fire, after I noticed Anduin, Tyrande and Velen were facing the wrong way in the ending cutscene of the level "Darkest Days". Anyway, thanks!!

 

[Karak]

Feedback: Battle for Azeroth: Blood and Fire
Game Version: Warcraft III: Reforged (2.0)
Map Version: Updated Oct 26, 2025​

This campaign was absolutely fantastic — an epic continuation of War of Thorns.
The storytelling, atmosphere, and visuals are breathtaking, and the voice acting (both official and AI-custom) brings the world to life perfectly.
Each cinematic feels authentic and on par with Blizzard’s original campaigns, and the terrain design and lighting are some of the best I’ve seen in a custom map.

However, I’ve encountered a few technical issues during my playthrough that you might want to check:

• Mana Source Area: The gate leading to the mana source doesn’t break/open, preventing progression.
• “Free the Kaldorei Prisoners” Quest: Even after rescuing all 7 prisoners, the quest remains incomplete, blocking the next mission.
• Codex Images: Some codex entries have missing or invisible images.
• Missing Codex Entries: Certain codex entries mentioned in dialogue can’t be found anywhere.
• Healing Save: One Healing Save is stuck between trees and can’t be reached — it might be possible with Maiev’s Blink, but seems unintentional.

Aside from these, everything else worked flawlessly.
This campaign is a true labor of love — the tone, pacing, and emotional depth are all outstanding.
I’m already looking forward to your next update or project in this series.

Rating:

• Story & Lore:
• Gameplay:
• Visuals & Design:
• Audio & Voice Acting:
• Creativity & Originality:
• Technical Performance: ☆
• Replayability:
• Overall Rating: (5/5)

I’ll also attach 5 screenshots below for visual reference — each image will be named according to the issue it corresponds to:

 

[QuarantineAbser]

I enjoyed playing this, I noticed few things and I will mention them, I write this as I play on Hard, Map Version v1.03, Reforged 2.0.3.

• 1) Chapter 1: Before finishing I decided to use vision cheat to see if I missed anything and I found this Huntress stuck in the trees, what a coward...
  
  
• 2) Chapter 2: (GAME BREAKING !) Freeing the last prisoner camp did not update the quest and I was stuck with 6/7 (pictures below, before and after freeing them). I had to use the cheat 'allyourbasearebelongtous' to win instantly after I was done doing everything. If that did not work I would need to replay it and it would be really frustrating. I also have a Save from this point, if you need it. I tried completing the other quest before freeing and also I tried killing few units to get below 100 food cap, but it did not work. I don't know what triggered this. In Logs I only saw these two fails:
  
  11/5 20:28:02.419 model creation failed - Doodads\Felwood\Plants\FelwoodShrooms\FelwoodShrooms0S.mdl
  11/5 20:28:02.419 model creation failed - Doodads\Ruins\Plants\Ruins_Shrub\Ruins_Shrub0S.mdl
  
  
• 3) Chapter 3: When I was hovered over my Base the game lagged HARD, I also mentioned this in Mathias Campaign when Malakai spoke when clicked on, or during a triggered event, my PC is very good, so its not some tech thing on my side, its the game and I don't know what, so I was forced to make new base outside of the one given to me.
• 4) Chapter 3: Why no Ancient of Wonders? I would like some items or Town Portal for the defense, also I could not get Mountain Giant upgrade because of it, was not a big deal, just wondering why its not there.
• 5) Chapter 4: Beginning cinematic has 2 or 3 panels wrong, she is saying something, but the panel has different text.
• 6) Chapter 4: (HIGH PRIORITY ?) After killing the All Devouring in the end, the quest was completed, but the victory did not come instantly, I was waiting for 1 minute until the first dialogue popped up. I tried reloading and doing it again and it was the same. I thought its the same issue as 2), but it came later, still it should not be like that.
  
• 7) Chapter 4: I managed to get 3 Crown of Kings +5 for 1000 gold and two Orbs of Darkness which I gave 1 later to Willy and together they made armies of Skeletons throughout the campaign. Isn't that too much items for that 1 mission? Maybe I am wrong after completing it, but pretty much all of my heroes had 2-3 Crowns on them, was fun soloing the last mission with them.
  
• 8) Chapter 6: The first Codex does not show up in the Quest screen, I think it was called 'Battleships'. It counted towards the end reward of intelligence, but it did not show up in the Quest log with the information, it stayed as Undiscovered. But anyway, I collected them all, great bonus lore for those who are interested.
• 9) Chapter 6: This one is more of a personal thing, but I would love if next to the War Camp there was some tent owned by the player so we can train units instantly without going back in the huge map, I did not use it because I was lazy going back, but also because I needed only the 3 heroes, but would be nice QoL for someone that wants to use it.

In general, amazing, I loved how you made everything look beautiful, terrain, doodads, little things, decorations, environment, atmosphere. Loved the story telling and cinematics, the angles and everything. Gameplay was also nice.

And lastly...

Spoiler

A bit sad that Delaryn died, she was great in the first part, RIP. I kind of spoiled myself since I looked her up if she was real character in the universe and saw she is turned undead for the Forsaken, also if I understand correctly she was killed before the burning tree, but I don't know anything past that so if u make more in the future I want to see how it goes

Feedback: Battle for Azeroth: Blood and Fire​

Game Version: Warcraft III: Reforged (2.0)​

Map Version: Updated Oct 26, 2025​

This campaign was absolutely fantastic — an epic continuation of War of Thorns.
The storytelling, atmosphere, and visuals are breathtaking, and the voice acting (both official and AI-custom) brings the world to life perfectly.
Each cinematic feels authentic and on par with Blizzard’s original campaigns, and the terrain design and lighting are some of the best I’ve seen in a custom map.

However, I’ve encountered a few technical issues during my playthrough that you might want to check:

• Mana Source Area: The gate leading to the mana source doesn’t break/open, preventing progression.
• “Free the Kaldorei Prisoners” Quest: Even after rescuing all 7 prisoners, the quest remains incomplete, blocking the next mission.
• Codex Images: Some codex entries have missing or invisible images.
• Missing Codex Entries: Certain codex entries mentioned in dialogue can’t be found anywhere.
• Healing Save: One Healing Save is stuck between trees and can’t be reached — it might be possible with Maiev’s Blink, but seems unintentional.

Aside from these, everything else worked flawlessly.
This campaign is a true labor of love — the tone, pacing, and emotional depth are all outstanding.
I’m already looking forward to your next update or project in this series.

Rating:

• Story & Lore:
• Gameplay:
• Visuals & Design:
• Audio & Voice Acting:
• Creativity & Originality:
• Technical Performance: ☆
• Replayability:
• Overall Rating: (5/5)

I’ll also attach 5 screenshots below for visual reference — each image will be named according to the issue it corresponds to:

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I had the 2nd and 3rd issue in the latest version as well, don't know about missing codex entry. As for the Mana Fountain area I think its intentional, the gate is on fire and u can't pass it when its blocked, you can blink with Maiev and Sira if u want to regen Mana which is nice to have.

 

[Med. MapGuy]

Hey guys, I just uploaded an updated version that hopefully resolves several critical issues. I still need to fix the issue with the overabundance of Orbs of Darkness and Crown of Kings in that one level. Thank again for the feedback!

New Hotfix

• Special thanks to QuarantineAbser, Karak and neikyl for the feedback
• Fixed bugged portrait talk animation for Night Elf villager and Peasant
• Fixed bugged normals / shading for Vareesa and Turalyon models
• Moved Huntress in "Darkest Day" to prevent from getting stuck
• Removed doodad which caused lag spikes in "The Ruins of Ameth'Aran"
• Re-added Ancient of Wonder in player tech tree for "The Ruins of Ameth'Aran"
• Fixed critical bug which prevents player from completing quest in "From the Ashes"
• Resolved prisoner rescue quest in "From the Ashes"
• Fixed wrong dialogue played during introduction of "Shadow of the Void"
• Moved unreachable barrel in early area of "Shadow of the Void"
• Fixed issue where Codex for Gunship in "Zero Hour" doesn't appear
• Updated screenshots in campaign profile page

Updated (November 17, 2025)

• Corrected issues with trigger queues that prevented "Shadow of the Void" from being completed
• Changed the unit that says "For the Alliance" to a Sorceress in "Shadow of the Void"
• Added "Ignore AI trigger" to spawning units in "Shadow of the Void" so they won't return to original guard position when pursuing the player
• Swapped Cariel's model to one that (hopefully) doesn't lag the game
• Fixed trigger queue issue in Sira Moonwarden's side quest in "Crisis at Stormwind"